Exam 4: Medical Terminology

The prefix "pro" means:

The suffix in "osteomalacia" means:

The suffix in "colonoscopy" means:

The part of a medical term that alters the specific definition at the beginning of the word:

Which of the following prefixes means "around"?

The part of a medical term that alters the specific definition at the end of the word:

Disease of the heart muscle is called:

The suffix in "cardiomegaly" means:

Which of the following word roots means intestines?

An incision into a vein is known as:

This part of a medical term gives the most important meaning to the word,or the basis for the word:

Cardiopulmonary means:

The creation of a new opening into the colon is called:

Inflammation of the lining of the heart is called:

A word that is also used as a suffix that means stopping or controlling is:

This part of a medical term does not alter the meaning of the word but is added merely to ease pronunciation of the word: